Dear NFL,

On the night of The Pro Bowl and after the game, I would like to direct your attention to two different things.

First, area I would like to direct you to are the players who didn't want to go to the game. There were players that didn't like that it was in Miami, players who said they had injuries (one being from Houston). However there were some that were healthy and there and yet played as if they didn't want to be there. Heck, even one player didn't go to the practices. Some players who did play didn't show up for practices until they absolutely had to.

Next, I'd like to direct your attention to Matt Schaub (MVP of the game), Andre Johnson (our humble giant), Mario Williams and Demeco Ryans. They would be the players that you saw playing with a bit more effort than the rest of everybody else. Please forgive Mario for yelling at other players and sacking Tony Romo , and Demeco for making tackles as if it were a real game. They don't have alot of experience of being in this game and all the Texans players wanted to do was just play the game the way you wanted them to and they always do their best to honor the votes they received from their fans in order to get there.

All week/year long they heard about how you wanted to do what you could to make this game more competitive to draw fan interest. All they wanted to do was honor the honor you gave them. I know you were disappointed that your favorites (Favre, Brees, Manning, etc...) were not there but our Texans are happy to have been there even if some other players could've cared less. I know many wont make much of Matt Schaub winning MVP of the game, but us Houston Texans fans are very proud of him. It's not our fault other players didn't think much of the game to come to it.

As a fan, I'm only hoping that you will look on this day and see how these Texans players did their best in complying with the league and perhaps you can start to smile on our organization a bit more.

Well, I don't think the NFL hates us, necessrily. Sure they wanted to give a franchise to LA before us, but that was a long time ago, and I'm sure they see how much revenue we bring to the NFL.

I'm glad our boys were showcased tonight, but, I won't hold anything against any player who chose to sit it out because of fear of injuries. When Cushing said he wasn't going, I was somewhat happy because we really don't need him injured.

If the NFL really wants attention for this game, they need to move it to after the Super Bowl, like it was, so the super stars like Peyton can actually play in it. Of course, I suppose you could argue that had Peyton played, Matt wouldn't have gotten as much attention.

The Minnesota player that got booted is a fool with no honor or integrity. Even if the Pro Bowl is useless, he should have been a professional and behaved like one, putting his effort into his job. He's an immature douche.

The NFL smiles on us sometimes. They realized how stunning our stadium looks in high definition in prime time, and have given us consistent prime time games (and will continue to do so). Of course, I don't think that's the ONLY reason we're getting prime time games. I think they see us as a team that's going places. And our intense rivalry with Nashville doesn't hurt, either.

I"m glad Matt is getting the attention he deserves, but we really need to move past the "PLEASE LIKE US AND PAY ATTENTION TO US!!" phase - as players and as fans.

On the night of The Pro Bowl and after the game, I would like to direct your attention to two different things.

First, area I would like to direct you to are the players who didn't want to go to the game. There were players that didn't like that it was in Miami, players who said they had injuries (one being from Houston).

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Funny...that player was still in Miami though...at Play on Friday night....

simple formula. When you are one of a few teams playing, you are the only team to talk about - thereby getting more attention. What's with all the crybaby stuff this season?

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I understand that. We all do. Can you honestly say that The NFL would give the Texans as much props as another wild card team if we got in though? No. History has shown that Houston franchises kind of get the short end of the stick when it comes to that.

I'm just saying to take notice that there is a franchise in Houston that is doing things right. You're not getting these malcontent players that thinks the world owes them. Instead you are getting players that are performing at a league high level of play and giving everything they have for the NFL which was alot more than some teams could say about their players yesterday.

I guess I'm just really proud that I voted for our guys to get in. I didn't just vote for anyone on my team either. I voted for who I thought deserved it and everyone of them got in except for Bernard Pollard. However, the ones that did go in took my vote and ran with it. Unlike some of these ungrateful players who said FORGET YOU to their fans by either really halfing it or complaining, or not showing up to practices. There's something to say about that.

Stop making stories of the guys that didn't play and make some stories for the guys that did and tried while playing.

I just don't think that they should even have a Pro Bowl game honestly. I understand why players don't want to go all out and risk themselves to injury. I'd hate to see a guy get smashed and have to get surgery to where he comes back late in the season or can't go to camp and what not.

Just have a Pro Bowl in name only to honor the great players, but they've got to stop letting the fans vote.

I understand that. We all do. Can you honestly say that The NFL would give the Texans as much props as another wild card team if we got in though? No. History has shown that Houston franchises kind of get the short end of the stick when it comes to that.

I'm just saying to take notice that there is a franchise in Houston that is doing things right. You're not getting these malcontent players that thinks the world owes them. Instead you are getting players that are performing at a league high level of play and giving everything they have for the NFL which was alot more than some teams could say about their players yesterday.

I guess I'm just really proud that I voted for our guys to get in. I didn't just vote for anyone on my team either. I voted for who I thought deserved it and everyone of them got in except for Bernard Pollard. However, the ones that did go in took my vote and ran with it. Unlike some of these ungrateful players who said FORGET YOU to their fans by either really halfing it or complaining, or not showing up to practices. There's something to say about that.

Stop making stories of the guys that didn't play and make some stories for the guys that did and tried while playing.

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I completely disagree with you, dude. The media is WAITING for us to make the playoffs. They want us in. Heck, most of them choose us to get in every year. They're rooting for us.

Are you aware that not every NFL team gets prime time games?

The problem is that we keep being teases. When you deal with a tease and keep getting burned, you have to ignore them a little until they're ready to back up their talk.

Vinny is 100 percent correct. We need more W's to become a high profile team. That's on us.

I just don't think that they should even have a Pro Bowl game honestly. I understand why players don't want to go all out and risk themselves to injury. I'd hate to see a guy get smashed and have to get surgery to where he comes back late in the season or can't go to camp and what not.

Just have a Pro Bowl in name only to honor the great players, but they've got to stop letting the fans vote.

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As I've read around, give them the honor, send them to Hawaii and then have some skills challenge stuff for fun. The game is pretty much touch ball.

I understand that. We all do. Can you honestly say that The NFL would give the Texans as much props as another wild card team if we got in though? No. History has shown that Houston franchises kind of get the short end of the stick when it comes to that.

I'm just saying to take notice that there is a franchise in Houston that is doing things right. You're not getting these malcontent players that thinks the world owes them. Instead you are getting players that are performing at a league high level of play and giving everything they have for the NFL which was alot more than some teams could say about their players yesterday.

I guess I'm just really proud that I voted for our guys to get in. I didn't just vote for anyone on my team either. I voted for who I thought deserved it and everyone of them got in except for Bernard Pollard. However, the ones that did go in took my vote and ran with it. Unlike some of these ungrateful players who said FORGET YOU to their fans by either really halfing it or complaining, or not showing up to practices. There's something to say about that.

Stop making stories of the guys that didn't play and make some stories for the guys that did and tried while playing.

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to the bolded, yeah sure. Anyone who thinks otherwise has an an inferiority complex.

to the bolded, yeah sure. Anyone who thinks otherwise has an an inferiority complex.

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I think we would have had about the same hype as the wild card teams except for the Jets and that pretty much off of Ryans' personality plus the hype of a rookie QB. And we would have gotten some hype bump for first time playoff run.

I think we would have had about the same hype as the wild card teams except for the Jets and that pretty much off of Ryans' personality plus the hype of a rookie QB. And we would have gotten some hype bump for first time playoff run.

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Sure we would have. We had a great story also, and the media would have highlighted our journey from expansion to playoffs. Hell, most of the media was riding our jocks till we cratered as per usual. Many of the posters crying about how we don't get attention are the same guys happy with 8-8 and 9-7 though. There is a correlation between winning and "media attention" that some of these guys don't connect methinks.

Sure we would have. We had a great story also, and the media would have highlighted our journey from expansion to playoffs. Hell, most of the media was riding our jocks till we cratered as per usual. Many of the posters crying about how we don't get attention are the same guys happy with 8-8 and 9-7 though. There is a correlation between winning and "media attention" that some of these guys don't connect methinks.

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Yep, we're like "the boy who cried wolf". We get media people predicting us to finally break into the playoffs...then "whoa, just kidding".

I think a lot of the media want to see us in the playoffs, they're just tired of us making them look like Casserly's with their predictions.